conversations at work
luckyman
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Today, during my break at work, I got into a discussion with a couple of people about collectibles in general and then specifically about coins.
These two people each related a story that they had a coin, one an indian head penny, the other some old 18oo something dime that was
"around somewhere at home" but couldn't remember where they had put them. The person with the indian head said she thought it was
ugly and stupid looking, the other with the dime had very little recall on what it looked like. Of course I asked them both to look for them
so I could tell them what they had, both the history and the value. It would be pretty exciting I told them if you're sitting on a valuable coin.
We are not making much hourly, so I know they could really benefit from knowing. Also, the person with the dime says that somewhere
at his mother's house are three baseballs that have been signed by all of the Apollo astronauts prior to the moon shot in '69. He said his
dad worked for NASA and they had some kind of company sponsored baseball game where the balls were signed and kept in the original
boxes.....I asked him if he had ever heard of the Antiques Roadshow...(vaguely was the response) .... I told him to find those balls, get
the signatures authenticated, write the provenance (story/history) of them, and get to an auction house immediately! There's more!
They both have boxes and boxes of sports cards, and other collectibles like hot wheels, etc. I was just salivating at the thought of
going through all of this unappreciated stuff and discovering the treasures that are sure to be there!
I'm sure these things have happened to you before. I am ready to just say, bring all your unwanted junk to me and I'll make you a deal.
The hangup is my wife will look at me once again with that "oh joy, more collectibles" disdain that I know so well. (I'm only joking honey)
Well, that's how my lunch break went today....thanks for listening and reading....
These two people each related a story that they had a coin, one an indian head penny, the other some old 18oo something dime that was
"around somewhere at home" but couldn't remember where they had put them. The person with the indian head said she thought it was
ugly and stupid looking, the other with the dime had very little recall on what it looked like. Of course I asked them both to look for them
so I could tell them what they had, both the history and the value. It would be pretty exciting I told them if you're sitting on a valuable coin.
We are not making much hourly, so I know they could really benefit from knowing. Also, the person with the dime says that somewhere
at his mother's house are three baseballs that have been signed by all of the Apollo astronauts prior to the moon shot in '69. He said his
dad worked for NASA and they had some kind of company sponsored baseball game where the balls were signed and kept in the original
boxes.....I asked him if he had ever heard of the Antiques Roadshow...(vaguely was the response) .... I told him to find those balls, get
the signatures authenticated, write the provenance (story/history) of them, and get to an auction house immediately! There's more!
They both have boxes and boxes of sports cards, and other collectibles like hot wheels, etc. I was just salivating at the thought of
going through all of this unappreciated stuff and discovering the treasures that are sure to be there!
I'm sure these things have happened to you before. I am ready to just say, bring all your unwanted junk to me and I'll make you a deal.
The hangup is my wife will look at me once again with that "oh joy, more collectibles" disdain that I know so well. (I'm only joking honey)
Well, that's how my lunch break went today....thanks for listening and reading....
....and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make....
The Beatles
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